OREANDA-NEWS  The tourist flow to rural areas in Russia will grow by more than 60 percent by 2025 and will amount to five million people a year, income from this type of recreation can reach 100-120 billion rubles a year, the press service of the Rosselkhoznadzor told RIA Novosti.

"The positive experience of ecotourism development will be extended to even larger territories of the country," the bank added.

At the same time, they estimated that the income from ecotourism in rural areas in Russia can reach 100-120 billion rubles a year and will amount to 1.7-2.2 percent of agricultural profits. "In the long term, the amount of income may approach 150 billion rubles," the Rosselkhoznadzor expects.